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Post by Moonlight on Jan 5, 2016 0:13:48 GMT
Wow! This is a nice Birthday present for me, I really enjoyed telling my Dad today.
This is the first dahlia that my Dad has named in a very long time.
It is called Eastwood Bright Spark.
cici Dad is happy for you to share the photo - I would be interested to hear any feedback, so that I can tell my Dad. I always keep him up to date about the news when I see him or if it is something that relates to him I'll ring him anyway.
Lou78W Cat robh I'll tell him that you like it.
Thank You All
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 5, 2016 0:31:14 GMT
Anyone that knows my Dad knows that he is a perfectionist and for him to actually give and tell me a name is a huge deal. Anyone who has read my Purple wellies, tiny steps diary before will know that my Dad gives his seedlings numbers and for him to give Eastwood Bright Spark a name means that he thinks it is Special. I am looking forward to growing Eastwood Bright Spark this year but I don't know what he will say about next year. I know that he will be really happy that other people want to grow it but I don't know what he will say.
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 5, 2016 1:13:11 GMT
The dahlias that I think he would be happy to share are his anemone seedlings. My Father is a purist dahlia wise, always checking for any tiny imperfections decorative dahlias that are classified as ball dahlias really his a nerve. I think it is the old NDS judge in him.
So when he started growing anemone seedlings I thought that he must have gone mad. To my memory he never liked anything as random as anemone dahlias. What I discovered is he had read or had been told by someone that anemone dahlias are difficult to raise (n.b. The phraseology won't be correct but the point is). Thing is my Dad likes a challenge and because someone said it was difficult then he wanted to do it. I know that he has a soft spot with them (and thinks that they are pretty) but the dahlia form purist has kicked in and he doesn't want to risk spoiling his 2016 seeds by growing the Anemones nearby. He has mentioned before about sending them to the Great Compost Heap in the Sky (not necessarily those words). I think that that is sad. I could be wrong but I don't think that Anemone dahlias are a popular classification at shows for dahlia enthusiasts, tendency more towards pom / semi cactus / cactus / decorative - with Waterlily and Collerette becoming more popular. I don't know if there were any vases at Harrogate or Wisley of Anemones but I bet if there were any there would be very few.
Thing is there are hardly any in the catalogues, paper or online and if people don't see them, then they won't want to buy them. The dahlia supplies don't include them because they don't feel that there is enough demand. A cycle. Nice thing about Garden Friends, is that we can add photos to our posts so that we share things that we like. It is a shame that more people don't grow them as they are always popular with the wild life. Bees and butterflies love them.
I think that anemone dahlias are a bit of a unrealised rough diamond, as people tend to grow either exhibition quality ones or regular dwarf garden dahlias. Collerette dahlias seem to have been enjoying a lot more attention but poor old Anemone, is just left behind like Cinderella. (n.b. I am not saying that other types are the big ugly sisters or Buttons for that matter). 
It is a shame really because they look really pretty and the butterflies and bees absolutly love them!
Took these of Dad's this morning.
He has a few anemone seedlings but doesn't really know what to do with them. I took a few photos, might put some here or maybe in my Purple Wellies Diary.
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 7, 2016 10:16:26 GMT
MASSIVE News on the Fish Tank in coming News Flash...
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 7, 2016 10:23:30 GMT
(Sorry for delay - searching for my camera needs the photo)
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 7, 2016 11:21:00 GMT
We have an uninvited lodger! I think it hitched a ride on the plants.
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 7, 2016 11:46:02 GMT
I showed the photo with HH who is still none the wiser about what it is. Obviously not very good at taking photos or could I blame it on the model?
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Post by Lou78W on Jan 7, 2016 12:42:58 GMT
That uninvited lodger will be useful in helping to keep the glass clean!...saves you buying one!
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 7, 2016 12:47:36 GMT
That uninvited lodger will be useful in helping to keep the glass clean!...saves you buying one! |
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 7, 2016 12:57:20 GMT
He doesn't 'arf zoom round the tank!
I love his shell.
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Post by roofgardener on Jan 7, 2016 13:30:26 GMT
Hmmm... I wonder if he will need feeding ? After all, presumably their is no algae on the glass at the moment, it being brand new and all ?
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Post by Lou78W on Jan 7, 2016 15:45:40 GMT
Its amazing how quickly algae will grow....
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Post by SueA on Jan 7, 2016 21:00:34 GMT
He's lovely Moonlight, probably was in the plants, when we bought plants for our pond I found a couple of tiny snails in them, one dropped off on the counter when I was paying for them & I tucked it back in.  |
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 8, 2016 10:58:50 GMT
Haven't told girls yet but we have named him Speedy.
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Post by roofgardener on Jan 8, 2016 11:07:31 GMT
ROFL... is his sirname Gonzales, by any chance ?  (if anyone here is old enough to remember that cartoon ? ) Or perhaps... Speedy Snailzales ? |
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(if anyone here is old enough to remember that cartoon ? )
